Film Finder 2024

399: Queen of the Tetons Can the most photographed grizzly bear in the world raise a litter amid unneeded human intervention and climate change?

Admissions Granted Witness the Supreme Court case that pitted a coalition of Asian American students against anti-Affirmative Action activists.

After the Fire A grieving immigrant family takes on the justice system and the brutal police force that took one of their own.

Agent of Happiness Amber is a government employee tasked with conducting “happiness scale” surveys in the remote Himalayas.

Aggro Dr1ft A deranged abyss of infrared vaporwave cinema as a tortured, Miami-based assassin hunts for his biggest target.

Agra A self-pitying twentysomething struggles for sexual independence amid a society that overemphasizes masculine stereotypes.

All Shall Be Well After her girlfriend’s sudden passing, Angie must fight for her own peace of mind and keep the apartment they called home.

All We Carry Honduran refugees find sanctuary in a Seattle synagogue, who show mercy on them as they await asylum.

All Your Faces A moving ensemble drama about a restorative justice group, where criminals and victims meet face-to-face to heal.

Àma Gloria Young Cléo tags along with her beloved nanny to Cape Verde, learning more about the woman who practically raised her.

Babes Pamela Adlon directs this hysterical, no-holds-barred comedy about a woman who gets pregnant after a one-night stand.

Banel & Adama Banel and Adama are in love. But their modern ways break from local traditions, incurring their community’s wrath.

The Battle for Laikipia An endless and increasingly deadly land rights battle rages on between the region’s pastoralists European-descended ranchers.

Before It Ends A headmaster is torn between helping the refugees assigned to his boarding school or adhering to his city’s anti-German sentiment.

Black Box Diaries A journalist takes on Japan’s patriarchal sociopolitical system as she investigates her own sexual assault.

The Black Sea Khalid travels to coastal Bulgaria for a work opportunity, only to be left high, dry, and the only Black man in sight.

Bob Trevino Likes It Lily finds solace in Facebook of all places when she connects with and befriends a kindhearted man who shares her father’s name.

Bonjour Switzerland In this slapstick political comedy, a Swiss referendum leaves the country with only one official language--French.

The Box Man A man moves through Tokyo wearing a cardboard box while fighting off those who want to take his place.

The Burdened Ahmed and Isra’a struggle to raise their three children while maintaining multiple burdens in war-torn Yemen.

Chasing Ice With his breathtaking time-lapse imagery and stunning landscapes, National Geographic photographer James Balog documents the rapid and alarming shrinkage of the world’s glaciers, warning of looming consequences for the planet.

Chasing Time

Chuck Chuck Baby Can the return of a childhood friend bring Welsh chicken factory worker Helen a second chance at life?

City of Wind A 17-year-old Mongolian shaman becomes enamored with a peer who needs heart surgery.

Close Your Eyes A reclusive former filmmaker investigates the two-decades-old disappearance of one of his actors.

Critical Zone Mr. Amir drives through the underbelly of Tehran dealing hashish to the city’s nighttime citizens.

Dancing on the Edge of a Volcano What does it mean to strive for human dignity and make art amid a country’s continuing turmoil?

Dìdi (弟弟) A skate video-loving NorCal Taiwanese American spends his final pre-high school summer learning what it means to grow up.

Disco Afrika: A Malagasy Story A sapphire miner returns to his home village, where he connects to his community’s decades-long fight against corruption.

Dragon Superman When the fearsome Cosmos Gang crosses him, nothing will stop our masked, motorcycle-riding hero from doling out justice.

Empire Waist Plus-sized teen Lenore Miller is about to set the world on fire with her own line of inclusive fashion designs.

Eternal A climate change scientist considers how his life could have gone differently when he runs into an old flame.

The Etilaat Roz Award-winning daily newspaper Etilaat Roz weighs their options as the Taliban takes over Afghanistan.

Evil Does Not Exist Mizubiki, a remote lakeside village, is about to be overtaken by a new “glamping” site built on sensitive natural land.

Excursion Teenage Iman becomes the center of controversy when she erroneously claims to have lost her virginity.

The Extortion When Intelligence Service agents blackmail him, airline pilot Alejandro enters a world of intrigue and corruption.

Familiar A filmmaker uncovers a mother lode of unexpected reversals and long-buried family secrets that hold a key to his own identity.

Fish War In 1974, a conservative federal judge upheld Indigenous fishing rights in Washington, ending violent clashes with law enforcement and laying the foundation for environmental stewardship in this locally produced activism documentary.

Food Roots Chicago restauranteur Billy Dec journeys to the Philippines to rediscover his ancestral heritage one delicious recipe at a time.

Fragments of a Life Loved Chloé Barreau reconstructs her love life through archival recordings and interviews with 12 of her exes.

Ghostlight A construction worker joins a production of “Romeo and Juliet,” finding community and a way to work through family troubles.

Girls Will Be Girls Mira crashes headfirst into teenage love, her country’s oppression of female agency, and her own mother’s stifled desires.

Gloria! A mute maid at a musical institute discovers she’s a natural at the pianoforte and inspires the girls in her charge.

Good One On a camping trip with her father and his friend, 17-year-old Sam learns some hard truths about the helplessness of adulthood.

Grandpa Guru The story of Srdjan Gino Jevđevic, a refugee who settled in Seattle and started Balkan punk band Kultur Shock.

Grasshopper Republic In the small Ugandan village of Bundibugyo, workers harvest grasshoppers by any means necessary.

Green Border The refugee crisis along the Belarus-Poland border, seen through the eyes of a Syrian family fleeing their war-torn home.

Hajjan When his older brother dies, Matar become a jockey and joins the winner-takes-all world of Bedouin camel racing.

Hammarskjöld – Fight For Peace A speculative biopic about the anti-colonialist, allegedly queer UN Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjöld during the Cold War.

Hesitation Wound One tense, stressful day in the life of a criminal defense attorney as she balances her work and family duties.

High & Low - John Galliano Fashion designer John Galliano took the world by storm, only for his controversial opinions to irrevocably damage his career.

Hitchcock’s Pro-Nazi Film As the U.S. enlisted filmmakers to support the war effort through propaganda, did Hitch accidentally craft a pro-German movie?

Hollywoodgate Tracks one year of the Taliban’s rising power as they take over a former American military base.

Holy Mother A Catalan nun defied the odds in her God-granted mission to repopulate Spain’s embattled border territories.

I Saw the TV Glow An eerie slice of reality-f**king cinema, as two lonely suburbanites find solace and obsession in a late-night TV show.

I Told You So As Rome suffers a terrible heat wave, its citizens crumble emotionally and morally in the face of this climate crisis.

I’m Just Here for the Riot How did social media, smartphones, and mob mentality play a role in the riots that followed the Canucks’ game 7 loss to the Bruins?

Igualada An intimate portrait of Afro-Colombian Francia Márquez, a political leader and activist who fought for equality, freedom, and social justice.

In A Violent Nature A graphically violent deconstructed arthouse slasher that methodically follow a resurrected killer’s reign of terror.

In Flames A widow, her adult daughter, and her tween-aged son are haunted by ghosts of the past when their patriarch dies.

In Our Day Two parallel stories thematically link together—an actress unsure of her future and an aging poet unsure of his past.

Iron Mask Jae-woo reaches the upper ranks of his national kendo team and must face off against the man who accidentally killed his brother.

Janet Planet Lacy lives with her single mother in rural Massachusetts. Over one summer, she will witness the fleeting moments of life.

A Journey in Spring A man unwilling to grapple with the grief of his wife’s sudden death places her body in the freezer…until family comes to visit.

July Rhapsody A high school teacher must navigate his troubled family life, his wife’s sick ex, and the interests of a lovestruck student.

Killing Romance A studious young man and the famous retired actress next door fall in love and conspire to murder her vain, possessive husband.

The Lavender Hill Mob A London bank clerk conspires to steal a cache of gold bullion…if only he could figure out a way to get it out of the country.

Lies We Tell An orphaned heiress is forced to take care of her uncle and his family, only to learn that they have sinister ulterior motives.

Love Machina Two futurists commission a humanoid robot so they can house their consciousness and extend their love affair into infinity.

Luther: Never Too Much A profile on the velvet-voiced Luther Vandross, from his auspicious beginnings all the way to selling over 40 million albums.

The Major Tones In this magical realist feature debut, a lonely 14-year-old starts picking up mysterious messages through the metal plate in her arm.

Making Of A mockumentary about a film crew as they desperately try to make a movie about a factory closure.

Memories of a Burning Body Exalting the body of mature women and their sexuality so everyone can question their own notions of pleasure and desire.

Merchant Ivory Join James Ivory and the company’s greatest collaborators as they look back on the indelible mark they made on arthouse cinema.

The Missile A single mother unwittingly becomes part of history when an errant Soviet missile lands outside of her small Finnish town.

The Missing A mute gay animator sent to check in on his missing uncle encounters the alien who stole his mouth as a child.

Molokaʻi Bound Kainoa returns to his family to reconnect with his adolescent son, rekindle with his ex, and reintegrate into his native culture.

The Mother of All Lies Asmae ElMoudir pieces together memories using a handcrafted scale model of her own Casablanca neighborhood.

Mountains Demolition worker Xavier must tear apart his own neighborhood if he wants to afford a new house for his working-class family.

Música! A jubilant profile on Horns for Havana, a U.S. organization trying to keep Cuba’s jazz tradition alive.

My Sextortion Diary A woman contends with a hacker, who demands $2,400 or he will release a handful of lewd, private photos to her coworkers.

The New Boy A young Aboriginal orphan is sent to a monastery deep in the Outback, only to demonstrate potentially supernatural powers.

A New Kind of Wilderness In the vast Norwegian wilds, five family members navigate grief and what “home” means after the loss of the mother.

Oddity After her twin sister is gruesomely murdered, a blind psychic in rural Ireland vows to unearth the truth.

Pigsy A fast-paced, action-packed animated science fiction extravaganza about a streetwise pig in a bustling future metropolis.

The Primevals A team of researchers trek into the Himalayas and discover horrors beyond their imagination.

The Queen of My Dreams Amrit Kaur stars in this tremendous Bollywood-tinged comedy about the chasm between generations, continents, and upbringing.

The Quiet Maid A Columbian maid arrives at her rich new employers’ vacation home, only to discover she’s being taken for a ride.

Red Rooms A Montreal-based model becomes obsessed with a high-profile serial killer trial, finding herself on a road toward destruction.

Red, White & Brass Maka and his friends hastily create a brass marching band to gain access to a Rugby World Cup game.

Resynator Alison Tavel discovers her father’s old synth prototype and journeys to meet the musicians affected by his invention.

The Ride Ahead 21-year-old wheelchair user Samuel Habib sets out to manage a world that ignores the needs of Disabled people.

Rioja: The Land of a Thousand Wines A sumptuous invitation to enjoy the surprising variety and delicious secrets behind Spain’s most well-known wine.

Rising Up at Night The residents of the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s capital navigate challenges, ranging from power shortages to natural disasters.

Saturn Return The Granada indie music group Los Planetas find themselves on the brink of success…or total destruction.

Scala!!! The wild history of the Scala Cinema in King’s Cross, London, a grindhouse theater of ill repute.

Scorched Earth A criminal returns to Berlin for a big-time art heist, only for everything to frantically spiral out of control.

Seagrass A biracial couple goes on a group therapy retreat, only for their fractured marriage to affect their young daughters.

Sebastian An ambitious 25-year-old journalist goes undercover as a gay sex worker to inform his debut novel.

SIFF & CFC Event - The NeverEnding Story Hop onto your luck dragon as Seattle’s own DJ NicFit creates a live soundtrack for the glorious 1984 fantasy classic.

Sirocco and the Kingdom of the Winds In this vivid animated feast for viewers young and old, two children magically fall into a book’s fanciful world.

Slow As a couple’s relationship blooms, one of them reveals they are asexual, leaving them to explore new paths of intimacy.

So This Is Christmas In a quiet Irish town, five villagers make preparations for an emotionally taxing but ultimately fulfilling Christmas season.

So Unreal Debbie Harry narrates this hypnotic documentary on late-20th century science fiction/cyberspace cinema.

Solitude An old and lonely farmer relocates to suburban Reykjavik and forms an unlikely friendship with a precocious young paperboy.

Solo A Montreal drag queen falls in love with a new French performer just as his estranged mother comes back into his life.

Songs of Earth A breathtaking doc that captures the wonders of the Oldedelan Valley from the perspective of the filmmaker’s octogenarian father.

Sono Lino The history of renowned glassblower Lino Tagliapietra, his luminous protégés, and how his legacy will live on.

Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat Learn how the CIA, the United Nations, and jazz musicians fought over the fate of midcentury Congolese independence.

Standing Above the Clouds Three Hawaiian families seek to protect their sacred mountain from the construction of the world’s largest telescope.

Stress Positions A frantic, coarse, and bitterly funny ensemble comedy set at a pandemic-era Brooklyn brownstone.

Subterranean Two separate teams of explorers hike, climb, swim, and crawl their way to discovering the deepest caves in the world.

Sugarcane A gutwrenching doc on the horrors of residential schools, centering on the abuse suffered at the hands of B.C.’s St. Joseph Mission.

Sujo A teenager is forced to choose between repeating his family's history or breaking free from unwanted heritage.

The Summer With Carmen Best friends Nikitas and Demos decide to spend their time on a nude beach concocting a queer-friendly screenplay.

Susan Feniger. Forked Experience the trials and tribulations of celebrity chef Susan Feniger as she sets out to create her first solo restaurant.

Tenement When a manga artist moves into her late mother’s old apartment, she discovers it contains deep, dark, nightmarish secrets.

Terrestrial Verses A panoply of everyday Tehran citizens are interrogated by bureaucrats intent on oppressing their working-class individualism.

Three Promises Yousef Srouji edits his mother’s home movies of life in Palestine during Israel’s retaliation against the Second Intifada.

Through Rocks and Clouds An alpaca shepherd finds his quiet world in peril when a mining company threatens to jeopardize the future of his community.

Tiger Stripes Rebellious 12-year-old Zaffan has hit puberty early, except her physical and behavioral changes seem to be anything but normal.

Tony, Shelly and The Magic Light When friendless Tony meets young Shelly, he learns that he possesses a special kind of magic that can defeat the darkness.

The Tundra Within Me Oslo-based Sámi artist Lena returns to her Northern Norway hometown, only to fall in love with a local reindeer herder.

Ultimate Citizens Meet Jamshid Khajavi, an Ultimate Frisbee coach devoted to at-risk kids. Filmed at Seattle’s Hazel Wolf K-8 school.

Un Amor An absorbing tale about existential doubt, the role of being a woman, and the power of acting upon one’s earnest desires.

The Uncertain Detective A filmmaker makes a detective neo-noir TV series with his family, only for the two worlds to intertwine.

Valentina or the Serenity A young Mixtecan girl refuses to believe her recently deceased father has truly left this earthly realm.

The Vanishing Soldier An 18-year-old solider runs away from his unit and returns to Tel Aviv, only to learn the IDF believes he has been kidnapped.

Voy! Voy! Voy! Hassan pretends to be blind so he can join a disabled soccer team headed to Poland. Inspired by an unbelievable true story.

We Can Be Heroes A group of neurodivergent and LGBTQIA+ teens converge upon the Wayfinder Experience LARP camp in upstate New York.

We Have Never Been Modern A factory owner’s wife discovers the body of a stillborn intersex baby and takes the investigation into her own hands.

We Strangers A commercial cleaner accepts a high-paying job as a personal housekeeper and slowly, uncomfortably acclimates to high society.

Where Is Anne Frank One of the world’s most popular diaries is reimagined from the perspective of her modern imaginary friend, Kitty.

WHY DINOSAURS? Tony Pinto and his son James document all the fascinating details of the titans that once roamed the Earth.

Woman Of... Aniela Wesoły wishes to express her true identity as a trans woman, but that’s easier said than done in conservative Poland.

Woodland The PTSD-suffering Marian retreats to the village of her youth, far into the desolate Austrian woods, to heal her broken soul.